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Old 04-05-2008, 04:51 PM  
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does anyone here read Stephen King?
Ive really gotten into reading his books over the last year or so. So far ive read

Bag of Bones
Dark Tower Series(all of it)
It
The Tailsman
Hearts In Atlantis

Anyways im trying to think of what to get next,any suggestions? Is the new one,Duma Key any good?
Any help would be great,thanks.
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Old 04-05-2008, 04:52 PM   #2
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Duma Key was awesome. Loved it.
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Old 04-05-2008, 04:54 PM   #3
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try finding 'different seasons,' a collection of three novellas. 'apt pupil,' 'rita hayworth and the shawshank redemption' are the two that make it worthwhile.
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Old 04-05-2008, 04:58 PM   #4
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try finding 'different seasons,' a collection of three novellas. 'apt pupil,' 'rita hayworth and the shawshank redemption' are the two that make it worthwhile.
I'll agree. I really liked "The Breathing Method" in that collection too. Great Christmas Story.

I'd suggest "The Stand". IMO, it's his best work. "The Shining" is also fantastic.
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Old 04-05-2008, 05:08 PM   #5
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You wanna go back and catch up on the older classic, if you haven't already read them.

The Stand
It
The Long Walk (Originally part of "The Bachman Books", but it's available by itself now)

There are just too many to list. I've read practically all of his old stuff. He kind of gradually shifted away from horror though.
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Old 04-05-2008, 05:48 PM   #6
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Burned out on his stuff years ago. King takes a good 500 page story and makes it 1,000 pages long.
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Old 04-05-2008, 06:19 PM   #7
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Can't leave out The Skeleton Crew, Survivor Type is my favorite short story of his.
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Old 04-05-2008, 06:24 PM   #8
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Burned out on his stuff years ago. King takes a good 500 page story and makes it 1,000 pages long.
I like some of his short story collections for that very reason. Much easier than some of the dictionary sized things he's written.
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Old 04-05-2008, 06:28 PM   #9
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I like some of his short story collections for that very reason. Much easier than some of the dictionary sized things he's written.
I've read lots of his older stuff and liked it. I liked Dean Koontz, too. I sort of just burned out on the whole horror genre, though. I mainly read historical stuff now (non-fiction and fiction).
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Old 04-05-2008, 06:29 PM   #10
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Burned out on his stuff years ago. King takes a good 500 page story and makes it 1,000 pages long.
Same here. Read him pretty religiously from about 1978-90.
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Old 04-05-2008, 06:39 PM   #11
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Ive really gotten into reading his books over the last year or so. So far ive read

Bag of Bones
Dark Tower Series(all of it)
It
The Tailsman
Hearts In Atlantis

Anyways im trying to think of what to get next,any suggestions? Is the new one,Duma Key any good?
Any help would be great,thanks.
ive read all of those and....

the black house (talisman sequal)
insomnia, (deal with the tower and crimson king)
the stand, (DUDE a SK fan and you HAVETN read this... ****ing read it NOW!!!)
the cell,
the eye of the dragon (ties to Flagg)
Blaze
from buick 8


out of all those i would read the stand, then insomnia (warning the first 300 pages or so is dry.. as its about an old guy and he really sets the story up...so stick with it...if you love the tower series you need to read it after the stand to understand the DARK TOWER and crimson KING..!!!) then read the eye of the dragon for some Randal Flagg history .... the cell wa a good read, i like Zombie stuff. Blaze wasnt a normal SK book but i liked it. the blsvk house was a good sequel to the talisman as its in the future when Jakes older and a detective (SP). let me know if you have questions
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Old 04-05-2008, 06:49 PM   #12
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The Stand
The Shining
The 4 Seasons (I'm not sure if that's the name, but it is 4 stories which became Stand By Me, Shawshank Redemption and the one about the kid befriending the Nazi)
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Old 04-05-2008, 08:37 PM   #13
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Duma Key was his best novel in years and years.
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Old 04-05-2008, 08:48 PM   #14
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Can't leave out The Skeleton Crew, Survivor Type is my favorite short story of his.
Heh, that one's amazingly morbid and creepy. Good choice.
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Duma Key was his best novel in years and years.
I've really gotta read that. I've heard the same from several others.
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